Tom Coughlin: “We see him as a WIL. With Michael Boley, we’ve addressed a position of need. We feel we have brought to the New York Giants an athletic, versatile linebacker. He’s a guy that has not been used a lot in blitzing or pressure, because they’ve used him in coverage. He can cover, but we think we can take advantage of his speed. He is fast and athletic. I think we can call upon him to be involved in coverage and to be a pressure linebacker. He’s also a special teams player; he played on the punt team and the punt return team, so we know we can get good value out of that.”
"I thinnk we're helped ourselves today."
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Jerry Reese: “Michael is a three-down player who is durable and athletic. He is a fast playmaker who can play both SAM and WIL. Michael will immediately upgrade our speed on defense.”
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Michael Boley: “I’m excited. It’s a new beginning. This is a great team and a great organization. I’m looking forward to getting started here.”
On playing the weak side: “It’s a different feel. I did a lot of blitzing in college. In Atlanta, I played the WIL in our sub package. I think it’s going to be great for me. If the coaches want me to blitz, I’ll blitz. If they want me to cover, I’ll cover. Doing all those different things is going to be great.”
On moving to the NY area: “It’s really going to be different. I’ve never lived up north before. It’s going to take some adjusting to get used to. I came up here once some years ago; my mom is a nurse and she was up here working for a couple of months. That’s the only time I’ve been to New York. I liked it, going to see the sights and the different things in the city.”
On the offseason program: “As soon as we get started, I’ll be here. I want to come in and get to work. It’s a new team and I want to get here early and get a jump on things. We have to get better. It’s a whole new season coming up and a lot of teams have been getting better already.”
